Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and

Mexico
2.37 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa
102.40 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
9th

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 102.40 million number against 2.37 million number in Mexico, a difference of 100.03 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 43.1 times Mexico's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 139 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 4.15 million number 75.43 million number 71.28 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 4.97 million number 88.33 million number 83.36 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 3.47 million number 90.30 million number 86.82 million number Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2.65 million number 93.52 million number 90.88 million number Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 102.40 million number against 2.37 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
100.03 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Mexico ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 9th of 139 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
184 places, 4,255 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/